For Those settling in Chennai, Tamilnadu Its mandatory you learn these words.
- Word/phrase(chennai bashai tamil words)
- Meaning (in english)
Abase
steal secretively
eg: avanada abase panathu
Allo
Hey, there...
eg: allo epadi irukka naina
Attu
Low grade.
eg: "Attu Figaru","Attu Padam".
Bejaar
Painful, troublesome.
eg: ivanoda overey bejaar ah pochu
Beku
Imbecile,mental
eg: sariyana beku da avan
Bemani
That which makes one ashamed, that which has no shame.(shameless)
eg: poda bemani unn munjula enn pichan kaiya vaikka
Butti
Someone who wears glasses. Also see "Soda Buddi".
eg: varan da soda butti
Daavu
To Sight a figure
eg: college la daavu adikirathu oru thani kicku
Dada
don.
eg: namba ooru dada vantaru
Dhool
"well done!" .
eg: dhool mamu
Domer
Dumb.
eg: hey domer vaiya moodu da
Dubukku
It is same as loosu .
eg: poda dubukku
Dhuttu.. (thutu)
Money.
eg: evolo dhuttu vachu kinu iruka
Figaru
Attractive woman.
eg: machi anga paaru super figaru poguthu
Galata
Chaos. or Celebration
eg: anga orey galata mama
Galiju
Dirty
eg: athu oru galiju area machi
Gandhi kannakku
Fraudulent accounting.
eg: ennanda dhutu kodutha athu gandhi kanakula pota mathiri
Isscool
School
eg:innaiki iscool leave ah
Jaga
To Escape from a situation. Used as "Jaga Vaanguradu"
eg: machi va jaga vangidalm ingenthu
Jollu
To ogle attractive women.
eg: avan sariya jollu party da
Joot
To get started. Also to escape.
eg: machi joot vitadalam
KD
Petty crook.
eg: semma KD da nee
Kabodhi
Literally, a blind person. A common insult directed at careless drivers, as in "watch where you're going!". Often used in conjunction with "Kuruttu", as in "Kuruttu Kabodhi!".
eg: poran paaru kurutu kabhodi
Kadalai
Literally, nut. As in "Ver-kadalai"(Ground-nut). Term used to denote verbal flirting with members of the opposite sex.
eg: enna ma varukuran kadalai ya avan
Kaithae
Donkey.
eg: poda kaithae
Kaiyendhi Bhavan
Roadside food vendor, equivalent to a hotdog stand in the US.
eg: machi kaiyendhi bhavan dosai thunalam ah
Kalakaradhu
To impress with one's performance.
eg: machi kalakura po
Kalasaradhu
To nag someone.
eg: machi avana over ah kalasatha da
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Kamnaati
Illegitimate offspring.
eg: poda kamnaati nayae
Kasmaalam
Synonymous with "idiot".
eg: muditu poda kasmalam
Kenai
Fool.
eg: kenai paiya da avan
Kotiguniya
finished eating ah..Did you drop anything inside your stomach. also see: "Thuntia"
eg: nala kotiguniya??
Kundhu
Sit down.
eg: inga vanthu kudhu
Lookku vudaradhu
To check someone out, especially if it's an attractive person.
eg: enna look vudura ???
Maams
Same as "machi".
eg: enna maams panra
Machi
Synonymous with "dude", used in a positive sense.
eg: vada machi! valaikai bhajji!
Mama velai
Pimping both literally and figuratively.
eg: enna mama velai panriya da?
Mary
Female version of Peter.
eg: semma mary da ava
Merusal
feared
eg: machi merusal agiten avana parthu
Nambitten
"I don't believe you"..
eg: ok ok nambiten
Neat-a-po
Head straight
eg: left la thrimbi neat a po uddu varum
OB adikaradhu
To waste time.
eg: ellarum sernthu ob adikalam after class
OC
Free, at no cost.
eg: oc la kudutha inna vennalum thunuviyae
Outte
Same as "Gaali".
eg: avan outte da
Pazham
Easy Task, gullible person
eg: itho varan parru palam.
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Peter
Male of Tamil origin who speaks English in preference to the Tamil even with other Tamil speakers, especially if his intention is to impress opposite sex.
eg: anga paaru peter u
Pistha
Someone who is a big-shot. A lower version of "Dhaadhaa"
eg: petta pistha da avan
Pisthu
Person talented in a certain field.
eg: periya pisthu va nee
Pilimu kaatradhu
To show off.
eg: enna pilim katuriya
Poramboku
Orphaned, abandoned.
eg: poda porambokku
Saavugraaki
Verbal abuse against bad drivers.
eg: saavugraaki varuthu paaru
Sight adikaradhu
Same as "Jollu".
Sokkakira
Looking good/beautiful.
eg: sokkakira naina nee
Thunradhu
To eat.
eg:inna thunrathu nu theriyala?
Udaans
To lie.
eg: machi udaans vidatha
Voodu
House.
eg:vooduku polaya nee?
Vootle solltiya?
Used against extremely unsafe drivers.
eg: saavu kiraki vootanda sollitu vantiya
